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GRÜNEWALD, Matthias: The Crucifixion

🖼 The Crucifixion, c. 1515
Oil on wood
269 × 307 cm
Colmar, France

Twisted flesh and anguished contortion dominate this altarpiece, rendered in acidic greens and sickly yellows that amplify suffering. Grünewald's brutal realism revolutionized Northern European religious art, transforming Christ's agony into visceral, unforgettable trauma rather than serene transcendence.

The story of art
The story of art
E. H. Gombrich
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